BSkyB says CFO Griffith buys 5,000 shares
LONDON (Reuters) - Pay TV firm BSkyB (BSY.L) said its chief financial officer, Andrew Griffith, had bought 5,000 shares in the group at a total cost of 21,608 pounds.
In a statement, BSkyB said Griffith had bought the shares on Thursday at 432.17 pence each.
The company added that Griffith and BSkyB Chief Executive Jeremy Darroch on Thursday received free awards of 320,000 shares and 600,000 shares respectively which would vest in three years' time provided the pair met performance targets.
BSkyB shares were up 1.3 percent at 452.5 pence by 4:05 p.m.
(Reporting by Myles Neligan)
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